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Patented Feb. 21, 1888.

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OVANDO HOYT, OF OVANDO, MONTANA TERRITORY.

HAY UNLOADER AND STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 378,200, dated February21, 1888.

Application filed August 18, 1887. Serial No. 247,275. (No model.)

f (til ZUTZYOTIL it may concern:

Be it known that I, OVANDO HOYT, of Ovando, in the county of Deer Lodgeand Territory of Montana, have invented a new and Imp roved Hay Unloaderand Stacker,of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a device for unloading and stacking hay, and hasfor its objectto provide a means whereby the hay may be readily andquickly unloaded from the wagon without strain upon the team, andwherein, also, simultaneously with unloading, the hay may be stackedwith little effort.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

teferoncc is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rack employed. Fig. 2 is a centraltransverse vertical section through the rack, illustrating the sling inposition thereon. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sling. Fig. 4 is a planview of a section of the hoist-rope, and Fig. 5 illustrates a rear viewota wagon with the sling, in posi tion.

In carrying out the invention the rack employed and illustrated in Figs.1 and 2 is constructed of two horizontal base-beams, 1, hav in gattached th creto upwardly, outwardly, and oppositely inclined end bars,2 and 3, the end bars, 2, being double and attached to each side of thebase and the bars 3 to the upper edge of said base, projecting upwardbetween the double bars, where the two end pieces are pinned together,partaking of the form of an X, the double bars, however, being slightlylonger than the single bars.

The base-beams 1 are united at one end by a horizontal brace-bar, 4, andthe ends are further connected and the rack stiffened by the attachmentof a second brace-bar, 5, to the outer edges of the single end bars, 3,above the base and below the center.

A longitudinal crossbar, 6, is made to rest in the upper fork of the endbars, provided with a series of slats, 7, attached at right anglesthereto from end to end, the said slats shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

being adapted to rest at their ends upon the brace-bar 5. The end barsat the top are pro- Vided with a finishing inclined cross-head, 8,attached at one end between the double end bars, 2, and at the oppositeend to the single bars 3.

Longitudinally the higher side of the rack a pin-carrying bar, 9, issecured to the upper edge of the cross-heads 8, the pins being securedat intervals in its outer side edge, as Longitudinally the lower side ofthe rack a bar, 11, is held by staples or otherwise in connection withthe cross-heads, and the said bar 11 is provided with a series of rails,12, attached at right angles upon its inner side edge, extending overand beyond the pin-bar 9.

The slings 12, adapted to be used in the wagon and in connection withthe rack, consist of a series of lines, 18, preferably rope, of a lengthsufiicient to lie upon the bed of the basket 14, carried by the wagon,as shown in Fig. 5, and when brought in contact with the sides to extendover the same. The number of lines employed is governed by the length ofthe basket, and each line is secured at its ends to poles 15 and 16,adapted to hang longitudinally over the basketsidcs, as shown in Figs. 3and 5. Outside the pole 15 loops 17 are formed of the bight portion ofthe outer ropes 18 by drawing each strand of said portion together aboutmidway its length and fastening them by knotting, as illustrated in Fig.3.

The pole 16 has attached thereto near each end, preferably between theend and adjoining lines, 13, a short length of chain, 18, and to theinner link of each chain quite a length ofrope, 19, is fastened, havingsecured at the other end rings 20.

At a convenient distance from the place selected for the stack a pole isheld in a perpendicular position, from which are suspended two or morepulleys, (not shown,) and over the pulleys a hoistrope, 21, is passed,having one end fastened to a team of horses and the other end providedwith a ring, 22, and pendent from said ring two flexible arms, 23,carrying books 24 at their ends, as illustrated in Fig. 4, and betweenthe said arms a hook, 25, is also secured to the ring.

In operation, before proceeding to the field,

the sling is placed in the basket, as shown in Fig. 5, the poles hangingover the side, after which the hay is thrown in upon the slings untilthe load is made up. The rack having been placed where the stack is tobe built, the wagon is driven up alongside the lower portion of therack, with the pole 16 parallel and next thereto. The flexible arms 23of the hoist-rope 21 are now thrown over the load, and by means of thehooks 24 are attached to the loops 17, the chains 18 having previouslybeen hooked over one or more of the pins 10. The ropes 19, attached tothe links, are now each fastened to the hook 25 upon the hoist by theengagement of the rings 20, and the sling, secured as in Fig. 2, isready for manipulation. The team attached to the hoist-rope is nowstarted, and the entire load is rolled from the basket upon the slattedtable of the rack, consisting of the bar 11 and slats 12, and fromthence down upon the ground. The ropes 19 being released from the hoist,the sling is readily withdrawn, the bar Gand attached slats 7 preventingthe hay from scattering beneath the rack.

The above operation is repeated until the stack has been builtabout ashigh as the rack. Then two slings are employed and the load delivered intwo parts.

By the use of my invention hay may be handled much more readily thanbefore and with:

out much strain upon the team, as the load is not lifted from the wagon,but rolled off.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rack provided with crossed end bars, 2 and 3, horizontal bases 1, alongitudinal guide-beam, 5, attached at one side to the end bars, alongitudinal bar, 6, adapted to rest in the upper crotch of the endbars, having a series of slats,7, attached at right angles thereto,adapted to rest upon the guide-beam 5, crossheads 8, uniting the endbars, a longitudinal pincarrying bar, 9, secured near one end of saidcross-heads, and a bar, 11, secured upon said cross-heads havingattached slats adapted to project beyond and rest upon the pin-carryingbar, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. A sling for unloading hay, consisting of a series of parallel spacedlines, 13, attached at each end to poles 15 and 16, loops 17, secured tothe pole 15 near each end, chains 18, secured to the said pole 16 nearits ends, and ropes 19, provided with rings 20, attached to said chains,substantially as and for the pur pose herein set forth.

3. A sling for unloading hay, consisting of a series of parallel spacedlines, 13, poles 15 and 16, secured to said lines, loops 17, pro jectingfrom the outer side of said pole 15 at each end, aligning centrally thespace intervening the outer lines, 13, and the next adjoining line,chains 18, secured to the outer side of the pole l6, aligning the loops17, and ropes 19, carrying rings 20, secured to said chains,substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

4. The combination, with the rack A, provided with the upper fixedlongitudinal bar, 9, having attached pins 10, the parallel bar 11,provided with slats 12, the guide-bar 6 and attached slats 7, and theguide-bar 5, of they Witnesses:

J. S. BIGNELL, OWEN HANAWALT.

